August 19, 2010 / Front Page

Abraham Lincoln is coming to the Houghton Lake Public Library Saturday. And he plans to stay a while. An opening reception for “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” is planned for Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. More...

Houghton Lake High School varsity football players (left to right) Kyle Akin and Jared Orban work on the fine art of blocking during the Bobcats’ first practice session with pads last Thursday. More...

Ron and Lenore Uphoff of Houghton Lake celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 8 at the Houghton-Higgins Elks Lodge with family and friends. Married in the Methodist Church in Paw Paw Aug. More...

Outdoor activities and information for all ages will be available at the fifth Conservation Expo Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Houghton Lake Historical Playhouse, 1701 West Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake. More...

Groundbreaking ceremonies for a new 4,600-square-feet Children’s Learning Center at Kirtland Community College’s main campus near Roscommon are scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 25. The event is open to the public. More...

Roscommon County Sheriff’s deputies caught two drivers drag racing on M-55 the evening of Aug. 15. The deputies were clearing a scene at the condominium complex at M-55 and Bright Angel just after 11 p.m. More...

The Houghton Lake Little League is seeking new board members. The league is asking anyone interested in serving on the board or volunteering with the group to attend an Aug. 23 meeting at the Graham/McDonald Sports Complex at 7 p.m. More...

Lake Township firefighters stand by as the Roscommon County Haz Mat Special Response Team checks the condition of a truck hauling liquid styrene, which ran off northbound US-127 near Snow Bowl Road an More...

Houghton Lake’s Public Library is only one of two libraries in the state which will host a special exhibit detailing the life and decisions of our 16th president in a traveling exhibition entitled “Lincoln, The Constitution And The Civil More...

After 10 of its personnel were murdered by the Taliban in a remote area of northern Afghanistan Aug. 5, you might think the International Assistance Mission would give up on its 44-year effort to better the lot of people there. But Dirk R. More...

In what’s become a tradition at the Long Point home of Bob and Clarita Fedewa, the Grand Ledge High School Girls Swim Team camped out and swam for three days last week. “I just want to share what I’ve got. More...

Mid-Forest Lodge resident Jerry Tice returned home earlier this month, having fulfilled a 49-year-old dream. Ever since he graduated from Yale High School in the thumb, he has wanted to travel to Alaska. More...

Moorestown’s celebration of music continued Aug. 15 as Whipplestock II got underway. Last year’s Whipplestock was in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Whipple’s Store, a landmark in the area. More...